the ways of the world
noun
Simple meaning
The way in which people usually behave or things usually happen.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
thuhwayzuhvthuhwerldIPA pronunciation (US)
ðəweɪzəvðəwɚld
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
The manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: The manner in which people typically behave or things typically happen
Used this way, the ways of the world is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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